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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannati
Re: Samuel Adason Jaffe
105-28333

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Soviet setector[isanag AY aoviced that. Jaffe was
xecruited by the KGR, in about 1962 while he wag, in Moscow,
through his relationship with a Soviet female, / Soviet de-
fector "Shamrock" hag confivmed chat Jaffe was approached bu
does not believe the approach 4 yas_successtul JeJatfe repor ted
fo the New York Office in 1963 nna he interpreted as a recrui t-
ment effort, and he was extensively reinterviewed in 1969 ;
concerning his association with KGB officers in Moscow. / Ther
is no information in Jaffe'ts file that he was ever reported on
by Col. Penkovskiy, as Jaffe reportedly has claimed During
the interviews with Jaffe, he denied any overt actS helpful
to the KGB, although he admitted a continuing relationship with
several KGB ‘officers. Both the New York and Washington Field
Offices came to the conclusion that Jaffe was a KGB agent while
in Hoscow, but that there was doubt as to whether he continue
in that role after he was expelled.

Our relations with Jaffe were tempered py Sammy" s" IN)
allegation, and Bureau Agents in contact with him were circum
spect in any dealings with him thereafter. Jaffe very likely
detected a change in the Agents' attitude which accounts for
his statement that he felt his relationship with them had
cooled off,

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There is no evidence contained in Jaffe's file that
either New York or Washington Field or the Bureau has ever taken
any action which would affect Jaffe's livelihood. Following
his return from Hong Kong, Jaffe told his handling Agents that
he was experiencing difficulty in finding a job. He several
times mentioned his concern that ris association with the FBI
might be the reason. On each occasion, he was assurcd that
the FBI had never divulged his confidential relationship and
would not do so any time in the future.y

Jaffe's. file does disclose that during an interview
with Washington Picld Agents in 1969, he said that he had

learned frcm a British Incelligence contact in Hong Kang that
his recall from that city was caused byfhis refusal to ‘coop,
rate with CIA, fe alro relited that he later mentioned” this

-a CIA contact An “ashington who responded that the Britis

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall
Re: Samuel Adason Jaffe
1054-28333

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'- Intelligence representative “had no right to tell you this."

W CTA“has informed us that they did have contacts with Jaffe)
(8 while he was in Hong Kong and thakhe reported on Communist.

@ ““Chinese of interest to the Agency de iis file also records
that Jaffe told New York Agents in~1969 that a recently pub- .
lished bool on the Council of Foreign Relations described
him as having a subversive background. He was also described
the hook as being a member of the American League for Peace an

Democracy. Jaffe connected the appearance of this book with
his then recent recall fron Hong Kong by ABC,

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That this memorandum be xveferred to the SENSTUDY
project in view of probable inquiries from SSCLO.y

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